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Love you all!
Many, many, thanks to everyone for all they /you did for us the weekend of the wedding. The wedding was the best time of our lives!!!! We love you all!
Photos and updates to this site coming soon!
[Photos by Kristoffer Tripplaar]
Our matchmaker has returned some amazing wedding photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/surfacebelow/sets/72157622296377443/
Last night I had my last little minute of calm, quiet time to think; I was driving to Richmond to pick up my good friend and groomsman Scott. I practiced my speech for a time, and fiddled with the dancing playlist.
But mainly I just tried to wrap my head around my incredible good fortune. What I lucky man I am.
What else is there to say? “Tomorrow!”
Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, errands, gifts; everything!
PLAY LOUD WHILE READING THIS POST:
Just paddled back from Wingina, VA on the James, and boy are my arms tired.
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Pete, “Tarzan Boy”
James is “done with planning, the nervousness.” His wedding toast wil be a bit more eloquent, we hope.
What a weekend! Very full and relaxing. We celebrated James’ birthday on Friday night with dinner and drinks out with friends and family. After celebrating at a local bar with other friends after dinner for a while, we were approached by a waiter who informed us that “a gentleman at the end of the bar would like to treat you to a round of drinks”. To our surprise, “the gentleman” was a guy from our church who happened to spot us across the room and sent over this generous offer. He ended up joining our party and we had a nice time talking with him. All in all, Friday was a great way to kick off the next week of preparations and partying!
Saturday was great. I had a lovely brunch with Melinda, Hannah and little Ila. Then Melinda and I set out to find some shoes for me to wear during the wedding. I’ve been doubting my original choice for weeks and we found a much better solution.
Last night I got to spend some quality time with Jeff, Carol and Anne. We watched a movie and ate leftover cake. Then, I stayed up until 1am doing wedding stuff and reading. I think I slept for about 10.5 hours last night. I really needed to decompress this weekend after being so stressed out the last week at work with everything I had to get done. But, its all done now!
James and Pete left at 5am on Saturday morning for the bachelor-party-canoe-trip. They just got back home a few hours ago, exhausted, happy and smelling like sunscreen and the outdoors. They both passed out for naps. I’m just catching up on email, doing laundry and making lists for this week.
I can’t wait to hear about their trip!
photo via
Thankfully all of Steph’s divorces finally went through last week and we were able to plop down our 30 pieces of silver and get:
License to Ill not pictured
In other news, tomorrow I am off on my bachelor party weekend canoe trip down the James. Groomsmen Jesse and Ross have arranged this final passage into manhood for me, and I’m pretty pumped.
Here is the tentative schedule:
Saturday, September 12th--leave before sunrise. Drink lots of coffee and beat chests. Apply war paint in car.
Evening of Saturday, September 12th--Camp on one of two designated islands. (There may be bears, cougars, and venomous snakes that we will have to fight with our machetes.)
Sunday, September 13th--Pack up camp, jump in canoe, and float to Scottsville.
I have promised Stephanie not to drown. Beyond that remember that what happens in the James stays in the James. (Nigh metaphysical bachelor party pun, ZING!)
In closing, a very merry Unbirthday to you (not me):
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In the office, James and I are working hard. We both have multiple screens (dorks!) and I got bored. So I made this little animated gif of us tonight.
We’re really getting down to the last days before the wedding! My final countdown begins on Saturday. This is because I have been so busy at work trying to get everything done before I leave for my two long weeks of vacation. Tomorrow is my last day in the office before I am free! I’ve been working 10 and 11 hour days trying to get everything done and squared away. But…I feel really great today. It’s so close!!!!!!!
I have to report, however, that this week the stress got really bad because of all these various external pressures. Yesterday JWF and I had one of the worst misunderstandings we have ever had. It was bad! But get this: it was over bagels. Yes. Absolutely ridiculous. All of this stress is really coming out in crazy ways. Luckily we can laugh about it now.
Today I saw this wonderful little video and just had to share it. It made me smile because it is delightful, but also because it is applicable to misunderstandings.
